Bhilai vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Indore.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Indore averaged 84 — a 11-point (15%) gap, with Indore the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 453 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 395 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).